The club
Ōkami Dō Karate e.V. is a registered non-profit club in Leipzig and teaches traditional Okinawan karate in the Meibukan Gōjū-Ryū style.
- Registered in the register of associations of the Local Court Leipzig, no. 7533
- Address: Scheffelstraße 21 HH, 04277 Leipzig
- Email: info@okami-dojo.de
Board
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Tobias Zander |
| Vice-chairman | Richard Gräfe |
| Treasurer | Christian Rauschenbach |
Instructor and grade
Tobias Zander looks back on 20 years of martial arts training; officially he holds the 2nd Kyu. Since 2023 he has travelled to Okinawa for one month every year – among other things to prepare for his 1st Dan examination under Akihito Yagi Sensei. There he trained for a month each under Zenpo Shimabukuro and James Pankiewicz, plus regular training with Dan Antonsen. After the trips in 2023, 2024 and 2025, the fourth begins in November 2026.
Since 2023 he has been a member of the Meibukan and the first official international student of Akihito Yagi Sensei. More on the page Lineage of masters.
Memberships
Ōkami Dō Karate e.V. is currently not a member of any federation – neither in Germany nor internationally. The goal is admission to the IMGKA (International Meibukan Gojyu-Ryu Karate-Do Association). Joining the DKV or SKV is not planned – not even after admission to the IMGKA.